Bottle opener



Jan. 28, 1958 E. JQHENDRICKS 2,821,101

/ BOTTLE OPENER Filed Aug. 13, 1954 INVENTOR. ERWFSTJ. HENDRICKS A TT'ORNEY United States This invention relates to improvements in bottle openers and more particularly to an opener which is applied to the bottle case during the manufacture of the case, so that it will be available to the purchaser of the case in removing caps from the bottles contained therein.

An important object in addition to the above is to provide a simple and inexpensive bottle opener, which is built into the usual bottle case, whether it be of cardboard or wood, to the end that an opener will be available on each case to permit quick opening of bottles contained therein, without necessitating the inconvenience of looking about for an opener.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a built-in bottle opener for bottle cases which will not materially increase the cost of the manufacture of the case.

These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a cardboard bottle case showing the opener installed.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view showin g the opener installed.

Figure 3 is an elevational View of a corner of the case with the opener installed.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged front elevational view of the opener.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral denotes a conventional bottle carton such as are normally manufactured of cardboard, but the present invention can also be used on wooden cases.

The present invention is generally referred to by numeral 11 and is attached to one edge portion of the case, near the top thereof and has wing portions 12, 13 projectatent O 2,821,101 Patented Jan. 28, 1958 ing at right angles from each other and overlapping one end and one side of the carton as shown in Figure 1. The opener is preferably a metal plate and its wing portions 12, 13 are formed with openings 14 to receive rivets or grommets which also pass through the end and sidewall of the carton to firmly secure this opener in fixed position.

In the manufacture of the carton It the corner portion lying behind the medial part of the opener 11 is cut away. The opener 11 has an opening 15. This opening has upwardly converging side edges 16, 16 which at their upper portions curve downwardly to define a beak 17 for engaging under a bottle cap, of the crown type. The lower portion of the opener 11 has spurs 18, 18 projecting inwardly of the lower portion of the opening 15.

In the use and operation of this device, the carton or case is first opened and a bottle removed. The cap end of the bottle is inserted in the opening 15 with an edge portion of the cap situated behind the beak 17. Other portions of the cap will be hearing against the spurs 18, 18 and by levering downward on the fat part of the bottle, the cap is forced against the beak 17 in such a manner that it will easily fall off. The opening in the corner of the case is simply to afford sufficient clearance for entrance of a portion of the bottle cap when in the act of removing the same.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A bottle opener comprising a vertically extending plate comprising a pair of vertically and centrally divided integrally formed wing portions, said wing portions extending in planes at right angles to each other, said plate having a centrally disposed opening therein, an integrally formed beak extending centrally downwardly from the upper edge of said opening, and a pair of integrally formed spurs each projecting inwardly from the lower portion of one side of said opening.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,060,674 Foster May 6, 1913 1,219,047 Schultz Mar. 13, 1917 1,988,057 Thompson Jan. 15, 1935 2,333,088 Brown Nov. 2, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS 466,444 Great Britain May 28, 1937 

